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The Czech National Ballet has prepared a project titled KYLIÁN aiming to commemorate the centenary of the foundation of the Czechoslovak Republic, as well as to pay tribute to Jiří Kylián, the celebrated Czech choreographer.

This solo exhibition by experimental glassmaker Lukáš Kalivoda presents a series of large-format abstract paintings, as well as the innovative technological process by which the paintings were created.

The celebrations of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia will culminate in Prague on the weekend of Oct. 27 and 28. Stages will feature Czech and Slovak performers, and aside from concerts, people will be able to see exhibitions and parades. All official events are free of charge, and information booths will be at Wenceslas Square. The highlight will be fireworks at Letná on Oct. 28 symbolically at 19:18 in the evening. Czechoslovakia was established in Oct. 28, 1918, when the declaration was read out in Prague.

The low budget Czech absurd comedy Mars., also called Trash on Mars, deglamorizes space travel. The film takes place in 2118, and space exploration has become a fad of the past. Much of the filming took place at an actual Mars simulator in the US.

Another increase in the number of checked-in passengers was recorded at Václav Havel Airport Prague. During the traditionally busiest summer months, from July to September, the airport handled a total of 5,484,272 passengers, representing a 9.3 percent year-on-year increase.

Prague has the fifth-highest hotel occupancy rate in Europe, and is the continent's 10th largest hotel market. Occupancy was 80.1 percent in 2017, with the average daily rate at EUR 88 and revenue per available room at EUR 70, according to a Cushman & Wakefield report on the hotel industry.

The Prague City Council approved making a feasibility study on the construction of Jan Kaplický's Blob building in Letná. The study will examine all aspects of construction and is due by the end of April 2019. The decision to make a study does not mean that it will be built.

Fidelio, by Ludwig van Beethoven, is sometimes referred to as the composer's solitary dream. Even though he intensely wished to create an opera, and having considered more than 50 subjects, Beethoven ultimately merely wrote just a single piece in the genre.